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Tim Erickson – Australian Mathematics Education Journal, 2023
This short article continues the exploration of the Common Online Data Analysis Platform (CODAP) and statistics begun in the previous article "Statistical Investigations and CODAP, Part 1: EDA." In Part 2, the author discusses the teaching of statistical inference focusing on activities for the senior secondary years. In particular, the…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Statistics Education, Statistical Inference, Secondary Education
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Kazak, Sibel; Fujita, Taro; Turmo, Manoli Pifarre – Mathematical Thinking and Learning: An International Journal, 2023
In today's age of information, the use of data is very powerful in making informed decisions. Data analytics is a field that is interested in identifying and interpreting trends and patterns within big data to make data-driven decisions. We focus on informal statistical inference and data modeling as a means of developing students' data analytics…
Descriptors: Statistical Inference, Mathematics Skills, Mathematics Instruction, Secondary School Students
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Depaoli, Sarah; Clifton, James P.; Cobb, Patrice R. – Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics, 2016
A review of the software Just Another Gibbs Sampler (JAGS) is provided. We cover aspects related to history and development and the elements a user needs to know to get started with the program, including (a) definition of the data, (b) definition of the model, (c) compilation of the model, and (d) initialization of the model. An example using a…
Descriptors: Monte Carlo Methods, Markov Processes, Computer Software, Models
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Mulekar, Madhuri S.; Siegel, Murray H. – Mathematics Teacher, 2009
If students are to understand inferential statistics successfully, they must have a profound understanding of the nature of the sampling distribution. Specifically, they must comprehend the determination of the expected value and standard error of a sampling distribution as well as the meaning of the central limit theorem. Many students in a high…
Descriptors: Statistical Inference, Statistics, Sample Size, Error of Measurement